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Originally Posted by benb
So my experience is 16 years, you've brought that up to 24, there are lots of smart LBS owners, why hasn't this problem been fixed in all these years?
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I think it's easier for some owners to point to the internet and lay blame. I haven't been to that shop, but I will say road biking has decreased and other bikes have increased - gravel, mtb and cross - even fat bikes. Are these bikes making up for the lost ground? Not sure, but they are rising for sure. Where I live we had huge group rides all during 03 to 10 - then they got smaller and smaller. They seemed to have leveled off, but people left are for sure riding gravel a lot more - no doubt there at least where I live.
Here is what I will say - any shop betting on Trek, Specialized and Giant better start to transition to other brands ASAP.